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In response to “overwhelming demand,” according to Summit Entertainment, “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” soundtrack was released today in stores and online, four days earlier than previously scheduled. Filled with music from indie rockers like The Killers and Death Cab for Cutie, the album has a melancholy tone, which should fit Bella’s sad disposition in the second film. (Spoiler alert: In the saga’s second book, Edward leaves Bella for a time.)

So far, press reviews have been largely positive. The L.A. Times calls it “music-to-get-sad to.” With slow ballad-type songs, like “Possibility” sung by the Swedish indie artist Lykke Li, it’s hard not agree. (MySpace is streaming some of the tracks.)

Alexandra Patsavas, music supervisor and co-producer of the soundtrack, said the song selection reflects the film’s “fractured” love story, adding that “the artists that were selected portray that aloneness.” Patsavas said this record is “a quieter, more sober-feeling album” than the first “Twilight” soundtrack, which has sold 2.26 million copies in the U.S., according to the latest numbers by Nielsen SoundScan. Read More »

Teenyboppers, prepare your iPods. The song list for the “New Moon” film soundtrack has been released. Both MySpace and stepheniemeyer.com released the list earlier today, following last week’s New York Times article featuring an interview with the movie’s music supervisor Alexandra Patsavas. The album, to be released by Chop Shop and Atlantic, features all new music and has a fair share of indie cred (MTV has a guide to what are perhaps the lesser-known bands). “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” original motion picture soundtrack will be in stores Oct. 20.

After rumors began circulating that Radiohead’s Thom Yorke was releasing a new 12-inch vinyl single set for release in late September, the musician has confirmed the news: A double-A side featuring the tunes “Feeling Pulled Apart by Horses” — co-written with Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood — and “The Hollow Earth” — will be available on their website starting Sept. 21 as a vinyl single with a free download. “Horses” has apparently been kicking around since 2001, and originally intended as the parenthetical title for “Reckoner,” a reworked version of which was featured on “In Rainbows.” Given the timing of the release, many are speculating that “Horses” may also be the notoriously anti-corporate artist’s contribution to the upcoming soundtrack for “New Moon,” the second film in the “Twilight” franchise. (“New Moon” director Chris Weitz has previously said of the Yorke’s contribution: “Unless it’s sounds of him belching, I think I’ll put it in.”) Read More »

Two weeks ago, actress and singer Patti LuPone grabbed a cell phone out of the hand of an audience member who was texting during a performance of her current play, "Shows for Days." The bold move led to an outpouring of support from fans fed up with glowing screens. Ms. LuPone gives us her five rules of theater etiquette.